1. Rick Harrison was born on March 22,1965, in Lexington, North Carolina, the son of Richard Benjamin Harrison Jr.
19 Facts About Rick Harrison
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In 1967, when Rick Harrison was two years old, his father was transferred to San Diego, California, where the family relocated.
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Rick Harrison became particularly enamored of a series of books by John D Fitzgerald called The Great Brain, whose main character, a ten-year-old Utah con artist named Tom D Fitzgerald with the ability to conjure up money-making schemes, greatly influenced Harrison.
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Rick Harrison was fascinated with physics and history, his favorite area of historical study being the Royal Navy from the late 1700s to the early 1800s.
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Rick Harrison attended Taft Middle School, which is part of San Diego Unified School District, but dropped out during tenth grade to pursue his "$2,000-a-week business of selling fake Gucci bags".
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The Rick Harrison family relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, in April 1981 after the collapse of his parents' real estate business.
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Nine months later Rick Harrison met the woman who would become his second wife, Tracy, on a blind double date.
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Rick Harrison worked for his father in the store in the daytime while repossessing cars at night.
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Rick Harrison spent four years pitching the idea of making a show about a pawn shop after his shop was featured in the show Insomniac with Dave Attell in 2003, but his efforts did not yield success.
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Rick Harrison's book reached No 22 on The New York Times Best Seller list on June 26,2011.
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Rick Harrison appeared as himself, alongside his son Corey and Chumlee, in "iLost My Head in Vegas", the November 3,2012 episode of the American TV series iCarly.
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In January 2014, Rick Harrison became spokesperson for the Micro Touch One Razor, a personal care shaving product for men.
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Rick Harrison appeared in a television commercial promoting the One Razor product line.
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Rick Harrison had two sons, Corey and Adam, with his first wife Kim, and one son, Jake, with his second wife, Tracy.
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In January 2024, Adam Rick Harrison died from a drug overdose.
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In 2012, Rick Harrison, twice divorced, announced his engagement to Deanna Burditt, who was twice divorced.
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On March 6,2025, Rick Harrison became engaged to Angie Polushkin.
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Rick Harrison supported Donald Trump's candidacy for president, and Daniel Rodimer for Nevada's 3rd congressional district in 2020.
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Rick Harrison considered a potential run for governor of Nevada in 2022.